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unlimber

The correct spelling is unlimber.

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verb

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The correct spelling is unlimber. To deploy an artillery piece for firing (ie, to detach it from its limber).

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To deploy an artillery piece for firing (ie, to detach it from its limber).
  2. 2.(by extension) To clumsily put into employ a large weapon or object.
  3. 3.To unsling something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap; to bring something carried into the hands for use.
  4. 4.To stretch muscles, limbs, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time.

adjective

  1. 1.Not limber; lacking flexibility.

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